Roslindale Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Cocaine On South Shore

BOSTON, MA — A Roslindale man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a cocaine distribution operation in various South Shore towns.

Roberto Fonseca-Rivera, 46, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine. He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 6.

From late February 2016 until July 19, 2016, Fonseca-Rivera conspired with co-defendant Angel Morales, 46, of Stoughton, and others, to distribute cocaine in Canton, Stoughton, Randolph, Quincy, and Weymouth. Authorities say Morales asked Fonseca-Rivera and another individual to receive packages containing cocaine that were being shipped from Puerto Rico to locations in Randolph and Canton, where Fonseca-Rivera had rented private mailboxes. Fonseca-Rivera received at least eight packages from Puerto Rico and delivered them to Morales, who paid Fonseca-Rivera for receiving the cocaine. Morales and Fonseca-Rivera then distributed the cocaine to other individuals, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Morales is scheduled to plead guilty on Sept. 14, 2017.

Fonseca-Rivera faces up to 20 years in prison and a minimum of three years, along with up to a lifetime on probation and a $1 million fine.

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